Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Takes Up D0Eph's Csnsti-
tutianal Amendment Resolution on
Marriage and Divorce.
The Two 10 Adjourn as q Mark OF
Rsspscs to the Memory of Rspresen-
eatiye Seth @. Moffatt.
FIftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Mr. Dolph in
troduced bill to provide for thaFay'
ment Of claims for damages by Indian
depredstions. he SAID there were some
$500 such claims, sggregating some Sl5,-
100000. It was burning shame that for
thirty years Congress had declined to
take action on these claims. The bill
was referred to the committee on Indian
affairs.
Mr. Eustis, from the committee on
epidemic diseases, reported the bill au-
thorizing the removal Of the quarantine
station from Ship island. It removes the
station to some other island in the Gulf.
Placed on the calendar.
TIE Senste then took up the joint reso-
luton introduced by Mr. Dolph on the
18th instant, proposing constitutional
amendment on the subject OF marriage
and divorce, and prohibiting bigsmy and
polygamy. The proposed amendment is
in the following words: Congress shall
have power to legislate on the subject of
marrisge and divorce by general laws ap-
pliceble alike to all the states and terri
tories, and neither bigamy nor poly gamy
shall exist or be permitted within the
United States or any place subject to
their Jurisdiction. MIR. Dolph addressed
the Senate in support of the joint resolu-
ton. He spoke of the sacre0ness OF mar
rage relations, of the many vary
ing marriage and divorce
laws in the several states
of the United States and the propriety OF
having a uniform system governing
marriage and divorce throughout the
United States. He denied that he was in
fuenced in introducing the resolution by
any desire to pave the way for the admis-
sion of Utah as state, and after giving 8
sketch of the history of the Mormon
church he declared his unslterable oppo-
sition to the admission Of Utah so long
as there was any possibility for the con-
tinuance Of the dogmas of the Mormon
hierarchy. at the close of his remarks
the joint resolution was ordert d to lie
On the table, Mr.. Cullen saying he pro-
posed to submit some remarks on it after
the re- assembling of the Senate.
The Senate bills to establish two ad-
ditional land { ffices in Colorado and to
remove the political disabilities of
Abraham C.. Meyers were taken up and
passed.
The presiding officer announced the
appointment Of the special committee to
investigate the condition of the five
civilized tribes Of Iudians Us follows:
Megsrs. Butler, Morgan, Dawes, Cameron
and Teller.
Mr.. Teller introduced bill to provide
for the CON 0ulSory education CT Indian
children. r feTred.
Tbs Senate than, on motion Cf Mr..
Allison, went insO xacutiye session, and
after half sn hour the open session was
Resumed, when meassgefrom the House
fannounced the death Of Representative
Moffatt Of Michigan. On motion Of Mr..
Palmer resolutions Of regret were adopt
ed. A committee was appointed consist
ing Of Messrs. Palmer, Teller and Jones
If Arkansas to attend the funeral CT the
dead member Of the House In Traverse
City, ard az further mark of respect the
Senate sci 3urned to meet on January 4
sss& THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - When the
House met to-day the desk recently occu-
pied by Mr.. Aoffatr of Michigan, who died
in the Providence hospital this morning,
was dtsped in emblems Of mourning and
decked with flowers. Mr.. Burrows of
Michigan said that it became his painful
duty, on behalf OF the Michigan delega-
ton, to announce to the House the death
Of Hon. Seth Q. Mofatt. In his death the
delegation felt personal bereavement
and his state lest an able Congressman.
Mr.. Burrows then offered series of reso-
buttons, which were unanimously adopted,
expressive of the regret with which the
House had hesrd OF Mr.. Moffatt's death
and providing for the appointment of q
joint committee of seven Representatives
and three Senators to superintend the
funeral and escort the remains to the
place of burial. The House then. at :15,
IS mark of respect to the memory of
deceased, adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day, JanuSrY